The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-08
NO. 45.
STATE NEWS.
1t is said that Gen. J. Floyd King
contemplates moving TO Mexico.

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both of which are backed by home
capital.
The Governor has appointed W. +.
Stokes clerk of registration for Acadia
parish.
The Moncure boom for Governor is
in the hands of the editor Of the Qua
chita Telegraph.
Thibodaux is 10 have reading
room, supplied with all the latest
newspapers and periodicals.
The Morgan City Free Press has
entered the ninth year of its existance,
and we wish Bro. Gray and his paper
success.
The cotton crop Of Webster parish,
says the Minden Tribune, was between
FIVE and ten per cent larger last year
than in 1885.
Mr.. ]. B. Robinson, of Calcasieu
parish, was married to MISS Francis
L. Bazin, in the town Of Washington,
on the 10th of Dec. 1886, says the
argus.
Assumption Pioneer: Every house
In the village has q tenant, and with
the accession of population which the
new railroad will secure more DWELL
ings will be needed.
The parties that set fire to and
burned the Court House Of Winn
parish, have been tried, found guilty
and sentenced to the State peniten-
tiary Tor seven years each.
Ouachita Telegraph! Quoth Gen.
King; al defeated the ring BY
Cleveland President" 10 sor-
row aud sympathy we draw the man
tie of charity over all of Gen. Kings
shortcomings. Evidently the poor
man has become demented.
Caldwell Watchman We do not
know how much there is spent an
nually in this parish for the support
of dogs, but the amount must be i'm
mense, as there is about as many dogs
as there are horses in the parish, and
as general rule they are pretty well
cared for.
Terrebonne Times: The best hope
for brighter agricultural prospects in
this parish, consists in fostering the
immigration idea. We have plenty
Of vacant land, just the thing for set
.lement, Why don't the Planters
Association take charge of this mat
.er, and develop the ideaH
The Baton Rouge Truth wants to
snow if McEnery will receive the vote
II Ouachita parish at the the next
State Convention. Why, of course;
md that of East Baton Rouge, too.
The masses are in favor Of McEnery,
md in keeping with that great Dem
'cratic principle, we say let the ma
ority rule.
St. Mary Herald; Our young men
re not born TO be drunkards and
'aupers and outlaws, but on the con-
rary to be highly respectable and in
luential citizens. The Sabbath day
las been used as a convenience for
awlessness heretofore, and we hope
he Sunday law will have its intended
fleet, and make "bad men COED, and
'ood men better"
Lafayette Advertiser: The pre-
iminary examination of the case of
he State against Rev, @. Cuny and
thers, charged with the burning of
he Catholic church and presbytery at
iroussardville, was commenced last
ionday morning sad closed the same
vening, Many witnesses we're exam
ned, but the testimony was uot suffi-
lent to raise probability Of the
uilt of any of the parties accused,
nd they were therefore discharged by
no Judge.
Iberia Enterprise Gov. McEnery
aving called upon the farmers of this
tate to hold convention at Lake
harles, February s2, 1887, we feel
our duty to call special attention to
10 same. This is one of the most
nportant conventions that have ever
cen called 10 the State, and if its OBJ
cts are properly carried out, will ac-
'mplish much good for the State,
his parish should move at once and
Ike steps TO be represented. 1t is to
, hoped that the railroads of tho
ate will show their good sense BY
wing each delegate free ticket, to
} and return.
We see it stated that Creole fam
;, residing in Pointe Coupee parish,
short distance from where the i'll
ted steamboat J. NJ, White was
lrned, have a little white boy, aged
'out three or four years, rescued on
floating log on the night Of the
saster, When asked who he is, he
plies; ~ am papa's and mama's
'y,n He cannot tell his name or
here he is from, They will chTisteu
i'm ], NJ, White. It is supposed his
other and father were deck passen-
ers and that when they jumped into
Ne river they placed "their boy on
Re log and were drowned In their
forts to gst him and themselves
shore,
The following Is the quarterly re-
'ort Of the Register Of the Land Office
0 the State auditor Statement Of
auds disposed Of and amount of fees
eceiyed In this office for the qnarter
nding Dee 81, 1895; 5ae, 500 acres
I rs centa, e40aes7 80e7 acres at
81 cents, setilod and cultivated,
4 % 2bl, ,5es acres at lak cents, sea
laFsh, &8i44, amoHnt treasprer'a Fa-
sipls for land sold. $4a8s,al, 7Da,O6a
ares az 2b cents for each 40
aFea, sde,76 40 patents Al 81 each.
30 total amount Of sales and faas,
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